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CH Irish's Queen Oakley Of The Marsh

New ChampionOakley ~ (Ch. Irish's Gallant Sailor x Ch. Irish's Crown Princess) finished her title at the Ingham County Kennel Club show on November 30, 2013 earning Winners Bitch and Best of Breed Owner Handled. She is bred/handled by Gary & Dorene Irish. Co-owned with Derek Worth.

CH Irish's Royal Bounty Hunter

New ChampionKody ~ (Ch. Irish's Gallant Sailor x GCH** Irish's She's The One) Kody finished his title at the ACC/MCBRC Supported entry - St. Clair Kennel Club on 9-14-13. He has been in 4 supported shows since May of 2012 and earned Majors at three and reserve at the other. He is co-owned with Dan & Cathy Tilly.

Irish's Royal Commodore

Best of Breed from Classes Trace ~ (GCH**Irish's Master Jake x GCH Irish's Tigress of the Knight) had a good weekend at the shows in Marshall, August 3 & 4th, 2013. He just turned 2yrs. Saturday, at the Sturgis Kennel Club, he went Best of Breed under judge Howard M. Yost over 3 Specials making it a major. Sunday, at the Berrien Kennel Club he went Best of Winners for another major. Trace is bred/handled by Gary & Dorene Irish Owned by Rodney Pattenaude, Gary & Dorene Irish

Best in Veteran Sweepstakes & Best of Opposite Sex Macha ~ (Ch. Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur)was awarded Best in Veteran Sweepstakes from the 8-10 yr class.She also placed First in Veteran Class and Best of Opposite Sex over Specials in the regular breed judging. Macha was bred by Gary & Dorene Irish, handled by DoreneOwned by Martha Jewell & John Meeker and Gary & Dorene Irish

GCH Irish's Tigress of the Knight

New Grand Champion Sadie ~ GCH Irish's Tigress of the Knight (Ch. Irish's CK Dexter Haven x Ch. Irish's Mystical Maiden) finished her Grand Champion title at the Saginaw Valley Kennel Club show held on April 7, 2013 under judge Michael Faulkner.

Sadie is bred and owned by Gary & Dorene IrishHandled by Dorene

CH Irish's Prince of Portage

New Champion Boone ~ (Ch. Irish's Lord of the Mist x GCH Irish's She's The One) finished his title at the Saginaw Valley Kennel Club show held on April 6, 2013 under judge Eileen Hollings.

Another year at DKC is done. We've had better years, we've had worse years. We didn't pick up any points on our class entries, but we didn't come home empty handed either.

Saturday:Kody - Irish's Royal Bounty Hunter was Reserve Winners Dog.

Sunday, the ACC Supported entry:

Sadie - CH Irish's Tigress of the Knight went Best of Opposite Sex. This is her third time out of the last four DKC shows placing BOS. Tarabel - CH Irish's Crown Princess was Best in Veteran Sweepstakes. Macha - CH Irish's Macha Gaiscioch CGC TDI was first in the regular judging of the Veteran Bitch 8-10 class. Kody was Reserve Winners Dog again from the Bred By Exhibitor class. We forgot about the Best Bred By Exhibitor competition so he wasn't in the ring for that.

Jake - GCH Irish's Master Jake made the cut in Breed both days. Ava - Irish's Summer Spectacular made her show debut at 7 mos old.

Best in Veteran Sweepstakes Tarabel - CH Irish's Crown Princess (Ch. Irish's Crown Prince x Ch. Iris's Zia Sun Princess) This was Tarabel's fist show since she finished her Championship back in 2007. She had fun as all the Veterans seem to when they get back in the ring.

Irish's Royal Bounty Hunter

Reserve Winners x 2 Kody - Irish's Royal Bounty Hunter (Ch. Irish's Gallant Sailor x GCH**Irish's She's The One) was Reserve both days of the DKC weekend. Kody has taken points 7 times (6 BOW), Reserve 6 times, 3 other fist placements and a second in the American Bred Dog class at the 2011 National Specialty.

Group Placing 'JAKE' (Irish's Cuchulain Chieftain CGC TDI x Ch. Irish's Eastern Sea Maiden) was awarded Best of Breed and Third in the Sporting Group under Judge Dr. Gerard C. Penta at the St. Clair Kennel Club show on September 16, 2012. Entry for the Breed was 5-11(7-3) Jake is owned by Jeff Soulliere & Gary Irish - handled by Gary Bred by Rene VanOverbeke & Gary Irish

CH Irish's I'm A Knock Out

Select Dog 'FOREMAN' (Ch. Irish's Gallant Sailor x Ch. Irish's Crown Princess) was awarded Select Dog at the St. Clair Kennel Club show held on September 16, 2012 under judge Dr. Gerard C. Penta. He picked up his first major (4pts) toward his Grand Champion title.

Breeder/Owner/Handlers Gary & Dorene Irish

ACC/MCBRC Supported Entry The entry of Chesapeake Bay Retrievers at the St. Clair Kennel Club show held on September 15, 2012 was supported by the American Chesapeake Club and the Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club. Mr. Arley Hussin was the Breed judge. Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes was judged by Ms. Joan Eckert.

Below are listings of dogs we own and/or bred that placed in the show. Full results can be found here.

GCH Irish's Master Jake

Best of Breed 'JAKE' (Irish's Cuchulain Chieftain CGC TDI x Ch. Irish's Eastern Sea Maiden) was awarded Best of Breed at the St. Clair Kennel Club show over an entry of 6-13(6-3)1-2. This was his first show since March.

Roxy was awarded Reserve Winners Bitch from the Bred By Exhibitor Bitch Class. She was just under 15 months old and this was her second RWB at a Supported Entry this year. These were the only 2 shows she had been in.

Breeder/Owner handled by Gary & Dorene Irish

GCH* Irish's Robert Garcia dePadua

Group Placing 'BOB' (Ch. Irish's Lord of the Mist x GCH** Irish's She's The One) Placed 4th in the Sporting Group at the Dan Emmett Kennel Club show held July 27, 2012 under Judge Donna Buxton.

Bred by Gary & Dorene IrishOwned by Tim & Jean Jennings

Group Placing 'BOB' (Ch. Irish's Lord of the Mist x GCH** Irish's She's The One) Placed 4th in the Sporting Group at the Battle Creek Kennel Club show held July 15, 2012 under Judge Ann Yuhasz.

Best of Breed 'BOB' (Ch. Irish's Lord of the Mist x GCH** Irish's She's The One)Bob defeated 26 entries to earn this MCBRC Supported Entry. He was handled by Kelly Leonard. You can see more of Bob on the Hunting Pages too!

I think this may have been Kelly's first show in 10 years. She was excited to be back in the ring, not looking a bit of her 13 yrs of age. She wowed the judge and earned Best in Veteran Sweepstakes....even beating out her soon to be 10yr old daughter.

Fisher, at just shy of 8 yrs old, was awarded Select Dog from the Hunting class over two Specials. He was handled in the Hunting Dog class by Kelly Leonard. Her son (sorry I'm bad with names) handled him to his Select placement.

Bred by Gary & Dorene Irish & Maggie FisherOwned by Maggie Fisher

Our Benching Display at the Detroit Kennel Club Show 2012

Results from the DKC Shows ~

CH Irish's Tigress of the Knight

New Champion & More 'SADIE' - (Ch. Irish's CK Dexter Haven x Ch. Irish's Mystical Maiden) finished her Championship at the Detroit Kennel Club shows March 3rd & 4th. Both Saturday and Sunday (the ACC Supported Day)Sadie was awarded Winners Bitch, Best of Winners & Best of Opposite Sex. In addition she was placed Best Bred By Exhibitor on Sunday. She picked up 3 & 4 pt Majors for the wins.

Grand Champion Select 'JESS' (Ch. Irish's CK Dexter Haven x Ch. Irish's Mystical Maiden) was awarded Select Bitch on Sunday, the only day she was entered. This was her first show since finishing her title 3 yrs ago here at DKC with back to back Winners Bitch & a Best Bred By Exhibitor award.

It was her sister Sadie that defeated her this year for Best of Opposite Sex.

Haley - CH Irish's Majestic Maiden was chosen for the cover of the new edition of Chesapeake Bay Retriever Champions 2006 - 2010. It was a total surprise. The book publisher normally sells placement on the cover. This year no body paid for it so they just chose what they liked from all the photos that were submitted for other portions of the book. See Book Cover Here

2011 National Specialty News

Joshua Grandsons Win American & Canadian National Specialties

This is kinda cool. We didn’t think about it or realize that the winners of the ACC NSS and the Canadian NSS this year are both Joshua grandsons, by 2 different sons. It only came to mind when a friend asked Gary if Joshua’s grandson won the Can NSS. When Gary said yes, she said oh, the dog from Sweden (BISS, SU(U)CH, NOUCH, SE VCH SV-09, AM GCH* Double Coat's Christmas Joy) won them both. Gary said no, he was talking about a different grandson – Ch. Mercer’s Non-Fiction. I guess it seems particularly special since this is the year we lost Joshua.

Other ACC National Specialty News

We didn’t do any big winning this year, but we did place 4 out of 5 class entries in the ribbons. At a show this big, not too shabby.

The Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club supported the entry at the Genesee County Kennel Club show held on May 21, 2010.

The judge was Mr. Robert Slay with an entry of 6-9(4-3)

Irish's I'm A Knock Out

Best of Winners 'FOREMAN' - (Ch. Irish's Gallant Sailor x Ch. Irish's Crown Princess) was placed Winners Dog & Best of Winners for a 3 point major from the Bred by Exhibitor class. He is bred/owned by Gary & Dorene Irish

First Place 'MARTY' - (Ch. Irish's Clover Leaf Trinity x HR Ch. Irish's Tsunami Re-Pete WDQ) place First in the 9-12 month old Puppy Bitch class. This was her first show. She is bred and owned by Gary & Dorene Irish.

CH** Can. CH Irish's She's The One

New Grand Champion & Group 4 'JOSEY' (MBIS MBISS Ch.Fitzhugh's Bag The Limit CD WDX ~ Ch. Irish's Zia Sun Princess) finished her Grand Champion title and went onto a Group 4, both under Judge Richard Beauchamp, on May 2, 2011 at the Progressive Dog Club of Wayne County show, by going Best of Breed at almost 9 yrs old over an entry of 14, including 4 other Specials (3-1). Josey also went Best of Breed the day before under Judge Nancy Gallant.

Josey is bred, owned & handled by Gary and Dorene Irish

CH Irish's Scion Stella Maris JH WDX

New WDX Title 'STELLA' - (BIS BISS CH**/Can MBISS CH** Irish's Royal Prince Of Tides x CH Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) earned her Working Dog Excellent title at the ACC Working Dog Stake sponsored by the Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club held on September 12, 2010 in Lapeer, MI.

New WDX Title 'DUNCAN'(Am/Can Ch. Irish's Northwyns Navigator CD JH & Irish's Gravel Creek Molly) earned his American Chesapeake Club Working Dog Excellent title at the ACC Working Dog Stake sponsored by the Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club held on September 12, 2010 in Lapeer, MI.

New WDX Title 'STORM'- (Ch Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch Irish's Ultra Classic Lady) earned her Working Dog Excellent title at the ACC Working Dog Stake sponsored by the Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club held on September 12, 2010 in Lapeer, MI.

Storm is owned and trained by Jim & Linda Grabinski, handled by Jim.

Bred & co-owned by Gary & Dorene Irish

GCH* Irish's Robert Garcia dePadua

New Grand Champion & Group 4 'BOB'- (Ch. Irish's Lord Of The Mist x Am Ch.**/Can Ch. Irish's She's The One) at just over 2yrs old earned his Grand Champion title on August 7, 2010 at the Sturgis Kennel Club under Judge Robert Salsbury handled by Kelly Leonard.

He earned his first group placement at the Marquette Kennel Club show on September 4th, 2010, going Fourth in the Sporting Group under Judge Eugene Blake, handled by John Benoit.

Bob is owned by Tim & Jean JenningsBred by Gary & Dorene Irish

CH Irish's Dashing Huntress JH WD

New Champion 'DASH' (BIS MBISS Am/Can Ch.** Irish's Royal Prince of Tides x Ch. Tealwaters Chessie-Duck-Special) finished her title on August 7, 2010 at the Sturgis Kennel Club under Judge Robert Salsbury.

Dash is owned by Kurt Densmore, Gary & Dorene Irish.

New Champion 'HAGRID' (Ch. Irish's CK Dexter Haven x Ch. Irish's Mystical Maiden)finished his title at the Oshkosh Kennel Club show going BOW on May 22, 2010 under Judge Virginia Lyne.

Hagrid is owned by John Benoit & Gary Irish. Handled by John.Bred by Gary & Dorene Irish. Handled by John and occasionally Chris Hajek.

GCH CH** Irish's Master Jake

New Grand Champion 'JAKE' (Irish's Cuchulain Chieftain CGC TDI x Ch. Irish's Eastern Sea Maiden)earned his Grand Champion title at the Mt. Pleasant Kennel Club show held on 6-13-10 under Judge Robert Slay. He titled with 7 majors.

Group Winner 'JOSEY' (MBIS MBISS Ch.Fitzhugh's Bag The Limit CD WDX ~ Ch. Irish's Zia Sun Princess)won the Sporting Group at the Saginaw Valley Kennel Club show on April 10, 2010. At almost 8 yrs old, by virtue of the Group win, she defeated a total of 295 dogs that day. 43 were Chesapeakes. Thanks to breeder/judge Betsy Horn Humer.

Josey is bred, owned & handled by Gary and Dorene Irish

CH Irish's Robert Garcia dePadua

New Champion 'BOB'- (Ch. Irish's Lord Of The Mist x Am Ch.**/Can Ch. Irish's She's The One) finished his title at the Detroit Kennel Club show on March 6, 2010 as Winners Dog for 5 points. He was also awarded Best of Winners. Judging was carried out by Ms. Beth Sweigart.

Bob is bred by Gary & Dorene IrishOwned by Tim & Jean Jennings

Detroit Kennel Club 2010

The Road to Cobo.....

Things were going smoothly this year the two weeks leading up to the Big Show. Too smoothly in fact, it was eerie. Seems like something always happens to put a monkey wrench to your plans. It looked like that wasn’t going to happen this year. Couldn’t have been more wrong.

Every year we have many friends come and help us at our bench. Setting up, watching over dogs, handling if needed, setting out the luncheon, tearing down and packing to leave. Friends that have been coming every year for the past 15 – 20 years. They are a great help.

Anyway, we get a call on Wednesday morning prior to the show weekend. Our friend Gordon and his son won’t be making it down. Gordon had fallen on the ice and a delayed injury occurred to his leg that was greatly hindering his ability to even walk.

Wednesday evening when I had the dogs in getting them cleaned up for the show, I noticed a hint of ‘swimmers tail’ in Sadie. I gave her some aspirin just in case. By the next morning it was a full blown case. Started on pred in hopes of having the inflammation gone in time for the show.

Friday on the way to Cobo, we get a call from our friends in Ohio. John had a bike accident and was in the hospital. Martha wasn’t sure if she would make it or not.

We get to Cobo for set up. Oh no!.....forgot the center support for our big display. Friends helped us brainstorm and it all worked out, minus one flying decoy.

Show days are here. Martha worked it out and made it to the show. Sadie’s tail was good, but the side effects of the meds she had through Friday, had her all geeked up and very on edge. Really showed up in the ring, downright embarrassing but she still managed to place 3rd both days. Three Man must have played too hard, and was limping the whole time he was in the ring.

The rest of our Dog Family did well that weekend. Saturday Bob finished his title going WD then onto BOW. Jake went BOS. The Mercer’s from North Shore Kennels in Canada brought three of Three Man’s kids over that they bred out of their Tess. They were in the 6-9 division. The female Shelia, was awarded Best Puppy on Saturday. Come Sunday, it was her brothers’ turn. Jack went Best in Sweeps and Owen went BOW from the Puppy Class. Our Foreman was RWD at 13 months from the BBE class. Cindy Franklins Dakota (Joshua daughter, bred by Cindy) went Best in Veteran Sweepstakes. The grandkids made a showing too in RWB and Brace winner.

Congratulations to all those in the ribbons!!

American Chesapeake Club National Specialty 2009

The ACC National Specialty was held the first weekend of October in Wilmington, OH.

We didn't take any of the big winnings but we are happy with the performance of our dogs.

Overall our breeding took first place in the 6-9 puppy dog class, second place in the 12-18 month dog class, third place in the bred-by exhibitor bitch class, fourth in the veteran sweepstakes 10 year and over bitch class. The male special we had entered made the first round of cuts putting him in the top 24 males entered. That's not too bad considering the judge said that he showed up in his underwear (meaning he was out of coat). Results for all conformation judging.

Irish's I'm A Knock Out

1st Place 6-9 Puppy Dog 'FOREMAN'(Mr. George Foreman) - (Ch. Irish's Gallant Sailor x Ch. Irish's Crown Princess) was placed First in the 6-9 Month Old Puppy class at eight months old. This was his first time being shown.

He is bred/owned by Gary & Dorene Irish

Irish's Robert Garcia DePadua

2nd Place 12-18 Month Dog 'BOB'- (Ch. Irish's Lord Of The Mist x Am/Can Ch. Irish's She's The One) placed second in the 12-18 Dog class. He only needs three points to finish his title.

Bob is bred by Gary & Dorene IrishOwned by Tim & Jean Jennings

Irish's Tigress Of The Knight

3rd Place Bred-by Exhibitor Bitch 'SADIE' - (Ch. Irish's CK Dexter Haven x Ch. Irish's Mystical Maiden) placed third in the Bred-by Exhibitor class in an entry of 21. This was only her second time shown. She was placed BOW her first time out. She is two years old.

Sadie is bred & owned by Gary & Dorene Irish

CH Irish's Zia Sun Princess

4th Place Veteran Sweepstakes 'ZIA'- (Ch. Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch. Irish's Bodacious Bonita) placed fourth in the Veteran Sweepstakes 10 years and over class. She is 12 1/2 years old and was the oldest Veteran Bitch entered.

New Champion 'SAILOR' (Ch. Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) finished his conformation title at the Monroe Kennel Club show on September 27, 2009 under Judge Guy Spagnolo. He also earned 3 - 4point majors along the way.

Back to Back Veteran Best in Sweepstakes 'REED' (Ch. Victor's Ocqueoc Teddybear x Ch. Irish's Bodacious Bonita) at 13 years old won back to back Best in Veteran Sweepstakes at ACC Supported Entries.

The first was at the Kenosha Kennel Club on 9-5-2009, where she also beat out Winners Bitch & Specials competition for a Best of Opposite Sex win in the regular Breed judging. Thanks to Susan Burlew for handling Reed. Sweeps Judge: Peter Edwards Breed Judge: Noreen C. Cartwright

The second was at the St. Clair Kennel Club on 9-12-2009 under sweepstakes judge Kim Bryson.

New JH 'STORM'- (Ch Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch Irish's Ultra Classic Lady) earned back to back legs to finish her Junior Hunter title at the Blackwater Retriever Club held in Albion, Indiana on September 12 &13, 2009.

New Champion 'MACHA' (Ch. Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) finished her Championship title at the Jaxon Kennel Club under Judge Carl Liepman on 8-2-09. Macha earned three Majors prior to finishing. Two 5 points and a 3 point. The 5 point one's were earned at the Detroit Kennel Club show and at the Saginaw Valley Kennel club, which was supported by the Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club.

For more photos and video from the test, visit Jim & Lynda's blog about Storm and their other Chessie, Thunder at 2 Brown Dawgs

CH Irish's Scion Stella Maris JH WD CGC

New JH 'STELLA' - (BIS BISS CH**/Can MBISS CH** Irish's Royal Prince Of Tides x CH Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) finished her Junior Hunter title on July 18, 2009 at the hunt test put on by the Fort Detroit club.

Stella is owned and trained by Jim & Barb and handled by Jim.Bred by Gary & Dorene Irish

2009Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club of Canada Specialties The Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club of Canada hosted a National Specialty and a Regional Specialtyon June 27 & 28 where our line had another good showing.

Best in Specialty from Veterans 'JOSHUA' (Ch. Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch. Irish's Bodacious Bonita) was awarded Best of Breed at the Canadian National Specialty on June 27, 2009 under Judge Erik Bergishagen from the Veteran Dog class at over 12 years old. This is Joshua's third Canadian National Win.

Best of Opposite Sex from Veterans 'REED' (Ch. Victor's Ocqueoc Teddybear x Ch. Irish's Bodacious Bonita) was awarded Best of Opposite Sex at the Canadian National Specialty on June 27, 2009 under Judge Erik Bergishagen from the Veteran Bitch class at almost 13 years old.

Best of Winners & Best of Breed 'JAKE' (Irish's Cuchulain Chieftain CGC TDI x Ch. Irish's Eastern Sea Maiden) was awarded Best of Winners and Best of Breed from the Bred by Exhibitor dog class at the Canadian Regional Specialty on June 28, 2009 under Judge Janet Lobb.

Best of Winners - New Canadian Champion 'FISHER' (CBISS Am/Can Ch. Redlion's Short Fuse WD x HR U-CDX Am/Can Ch. Irish's Whispering NorthWind UD SH Can CDX CGC) was awarded Best of Winners at the Canadian National Specialty on June 27, 2009 under Judge Erik Bergishagen.

The next morning at the Souther Ontario Sporting Dog Club he finished his Canadian Championship under Judge Michael Faulkner, also going Best of Breed. He placed Reserve Winners Dog in the afternoon at the Canadian Regional Specialty under Judge Janet Lobb.

Group Placing 'FISHER' (CBISS Am/Can Ch. Redlion's Short Fuse WD x HR U-CDX Am/Can Ch. Irish's Whispering NorthWind UD SH Can CDX CGC) was given a Group Three at the Grand Traverse Kennel Club show held on June 14, 2009 under Judge Mrs. Dennis (Mary Lou) Kniola.

Fisher was bred by Gary & Dorene Irish & Maggie Fisher.

Owned/handled by Maggie Fisher

Irish's Robert Garcia DePadua

Best of Breed from 12-18 Month Class 'BOB' (Ch. Irish's Lord Of The Mist x Am/Can Ch. Irish's She's The One) was awarded BEST Of BREED to from the 12 -18 Month Dog class over Special competition at the Grand Traverse Kennel Club held on June 13, 2009. Judge Fred J. Heal. He was handled by Kelly Leonard.

Bob was bred by Gary & Dorene Irish.Owned by Tim & Jean Jennings.

Irish's Keeper of Keys at Dakota

Back to Back Best of Breed From Open 'HAGRID' (Ch. Irish's CK Dexter Haven x Ch. Irish's Mystical Maiden) was awarded Best of Breed from the Open Dog class back to back days at the Mount Pleasant Michigan Kennel Club dog shows held on June 6th & 7th 2009 over Specials competition. Breed Judges were Judy Doniere and Dr. Alvin Krause. Hagrid will be 2 years old in August Photo is from December 2008.

2009West Michigan Apple Blossom Cluster It was a pretty good showing for our breeding this weekend. ~ CH** Irish's Master Jake took Best of Breed two days. ~ CH* Northwyns Whispering Reflection JH took Best of Breed one day. ~ Irish's Robert Garcia DePadua placed Winners Dog/Best of Winners three days. ~ Irish's Hannah of the Mohers placed Winners Bitch twice, Best of Opposite Sex twice, along with one Best Bred By Exhibitor placement and finished her title. ~ Am/Can CH Irish's She's The One had a Best of Opposite Sex placement. ~ Irish's Gallant Sailor earned a Best Bred By Exhibitor placement.

New Champion ~ Best Bred by Exhibitor "ZOE' (BIS MBISS Am/Can Ch.** Irish's Royal Prince of Tides x Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) earned two majors this weekend to finish her Championship title. She also earned Best Bred By Exhibitor at the Kalamazoo Kennel Club show.

Majors Times Three 'BOB' (Ch Irish's Lord Of The Mist x Ch Irish's She's The One) was awarded BEST Of WINNERS to from the 12 -18 Month Dog class three consecutive days earning Majors each time. He was handled by Kelly Leonard.

First Points & Best of Winners 'PIPER' (Ch Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch Irish's Ultra Classic Lady) earned her first points at the Genesee County Kennel Club show held on 5-17-2009 under Judge Mrs. Lee Canalizo placing BEST OF WINNERS over an entry of 5 dogs and 4 bitches.

Piper was bred by Gary & Dorene Irish

Owned by Gordon Hesse & Gary Irish

Irish's Robert Garcia dePadua

First Points & Best of Winners 'BOB' (Ch Irish's Lord Of The Mist x Ch Irish's She's The One) was awarded BEST Of WINNERS to earn his first points from the 12 -18 Month Dog class at the Midland Michigan Kennel Club under Judge Jon Cole on 5-10-2009. Bob was handled by Kelly Leonard.

Bob was bred by Gary & Dorene Irish

Owned by Tim & Jean Jennings

GSUVCH UJJ Irish's Beyond Measure

New Jumping Title 'SAGE'(Ch. Irish's Lord of the Mist & Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) earned her UKC Grand Champion Title in Supreme Ultimate Vertical.

Owner Shari Schukraft writes: Sage is doing awesome. She has filled out a lot. I will be trying some frisbee/disc events with her this year besides dock jumping. I'm also getting her involved in some field trial work. She is so smart and such a natural.

Sage is bred by Gary & Dorene Irish

Owned, Trained & handled by Sari Schukraft

CH* Northwyn's Whispering Reflection JH

Group Placing 'FISHER' (CBISS Am/Can Ch. Redlion's Short Fuse WD x HR U-CDX Am/Can Ch. Irish's Whispering NorthWind UD SH Can CDX CGC) was awarded a Group Three placing at the Crawford County Kennel Club show held on 5-3-2009 under judge Dr. Klaus Anselm.

Fisher was bred by Gary & Dorene Irish & Maggie Fisher.

Owned/handled by Maggie Fisher

CH** Irish's Master Jake

Group Placing 'JAKE' (Irish's Cuchulain Chieftain CGC TDI x Ch. Irish's Eastern Sea Maiden) Placed Best of Breed (Judge Wendy Willhauck) and Group Four (Judge Normon Patton) at the Progressive Dog Club of Wayne County show held on 4-25-09.

Jake is owned by Jeff Soulliere & Gary Irish.

Bred by Rene VanOverbeke & Gary Irish.

CH Irish's Scion Stella Maris WD CGC

New Champion 'STELLA' (BIS MBISS Am/Can CH** Irish's Royal Prince Of Tides x CH Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) Stella finished her Championship title at the Progressive Dog Club of Wayne County show held on 4-25-09 under Judge Wendy Willhauck. She was awarded Winner Bitch from the Open class for a 3 point major. Jim handled Stella to all her wins and will now focus on finishing her Junior Hunter title.

Stella is owned by Jim & Barb Gosler.Bred by Gary & Dorene Irish.

CH** Irish's Master Jake

First in Group- MCBRC Supported Entry 'JAKE' (Irish's Cuchulain Chieftain x Ch. Irish's Eastern Sea Maiden) Jake's first showing as a Champion, placed Best of Breed and Group One at the Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club Supported entry held at the Saginaw Valley Kennel Club show on April 4, 2009 under Judge Douglas Windsor.

MCBRC Supported Entry Winners Bitch & Best of Opposite 'MACHA' (Ch. Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) placed Winners Bitch at the Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club Supported entry held at the Saginaw Valley Kennel Club show on April 4, 2009 under Judge Douglas Windsor, earning a 5 point Major. She also place Best of Opposite Sex over specials competition.

Detroit Kennel Club, 2-28-09:Jess placed First in the Bred By Exhibitor bitch class, going on to win Winners Bitch for a 5 point major.

Detroit Kennel Club, 3-1-09:Jess placed First in the Bred By Exhibitor bitch class, going on to Winners Bitch for back to back 5 point majors and finish her Championship title. She was also awarded Best Bred by Exhibitor.

Jess made her show debut at the Detroit Kennel Club show in 2008 at 7 months old earning Best Puppy and Reserve Winners Bitch. She finished her title at 18 months old this year in 2009 at the same show earning Best Bred by Exhibitor.

Best Puppy 'BOB' (Ch Irish's Lord Of The Mist x Ch Irish's She's The One) was awarded BEST PUPPY in Breed at the Detroit Kennel Club show held on 2-28-09 under Judge Dr. Klaus Anselm.

Bob was bred by Gary & Dorene IrishOwned by Tim & Jean Jennings

CH* Northwyn's Whispering Reflection JH

Best of Breed & Group 2 'FISHER' (CBISS Am/Can Ch. Redlion's Short Fuse WD x HR U-CDX Am/Can Ch. Irish's Whispering NorthWind UD SH Can CDX CGC) was awarded Best of Breed at the ACC Supported entry of the Detroit Kennel Club show on 1-1-09 under Judge Jon Cole. He went on to place 2nd in the Sporting Group under Judge Norman B. Kenney.

New Champion 'CASH' (MBIS, BISS Ch.** Fitzhugh's Bag The Limit CD WDX x Ch. Irish's Zia Sun Princess) Finished his Championship on 11-29-08 at the Ingham County Kennel Club show under Judge Carl Liepman placing Winners Dog to earn his third Major, he was also awarded Best of Winners, and placed Best of Opposite over 2 male specials.

Cash was bred by Gary & Dorene Irish, owned by Wayne & Joyce Freeman and Gary & Dorene Irish. Cash was handled to his title by Gary & Dorene and friend Cindy Dees.

2008 ACC National Specialty Show The American Chesapeake Club National Specialty was held October 9-11, 2008 in Fitchburg, MA. Following are some results from the show.

BIS BISS Am CH** MBISS Can CH** Irish's Royal Prince of Tides

First Place 1st Place: 'JOSHUA' (Ch. Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch. Irish's Bodacious Bonita) won the 10 Year Old and Over Veteran Dog class under Judge Charlotte McGowan. There was an entry of 6 with Joshua being the oldest in competition at 11 1/2 years of age.

Second Place 2nd Place: 'REED' (Ch. Victor's Ocqueoc Teddybear x Ch. Irish's Bodacious Bonita) place second in the Veteran Bitch 10 Years and Older class at 12 years of age under Judge Betsy Yates. There was an entry of 10.

Milestone Birthday 'ASHLY' (Ch. Victor's Ocqueoc Teddybear x Irish's Crowning Glory) turned 16 YEARS OLD today, July 27. As you can see she still enjoys going out to bask in the sun and retrieve a shoe now and then. You can see a more youthful picture of her in the Our Dogs pages.

USUV UJJ Irish's Beyond Measure

Vertical Dock Jumping 'SAGE'(Ch. Irish's Lord of the Mist & Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) Owner Shari Schukraft writes: She's been ranging up to the mid 17's. She broke her own vertical best this last weekend. She jumped 6' in UV. Right now she has a UKC UJJ Title (United Junior Jumper) and a UKC USUV Title (United Supreme Ultimate Vertical). She has some legs toward a Senior Title and I'm working on finishing that. Sage is getting better and more confident all of the time.

Irish's Running Fever Jess

Majors from Puppy Class 'JESS' (Ch. Irish's CK Dexter Haven x Ch. Irish's Mystical Maiden) is having continued success in the ring. She has been in 7 shows that have all been majors. She has taken WB & BOS over Specials twice and reserve 4 times. Jess just turned 11 months old. Jess is owned by Richard Andrews II & Gary Irish, bred & handled by Gary & Dorene Irish.

CH* Irish's Lady of Clover Leaf

New Champion & Group 4 'SUE' (Ch. Irish's Crown Prince x Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) finished her Championship on 6-15-08 earning back to back majors at the Grand Traverse Kennel Club shows under judges Keke Khan & Jane G. Kay. Sue also was awarded Best of Winners and Best of Breed both days. In addition she earned a Group 4 on Saturday under judge Jane G. Kay. The judge stated , "I never miss a good Chessie", "She's just what they should be". Sue is bred, owned and handled by Gary & Dorene Irish.

Irish's Hannah of the Mohers

Major Weekend 'ZOE' (BIS MBISS Am/Can Ch. Irish's Royal Prince of Tides x Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) earned back to back majors at the Grand Rapids Kennel Club and Kalamazoo Kennel Club shows over the Memorial Day weekend under judges Marjorie Martorella and Frank T. Sabella. Zoe earned Best of Winners and Best Bred By Exhibitor both days along with Best of Opposite over specials on Saturday. The judge on Sunday (Mr. Sabella) said he really considered her for Best of Breed. She is owned by Aaron & Abby Elowsky. Bred & co-owned by Gary & Dorene Irish.

This is our benching display that we put up at the Detroit Kennel Club show held at Cobo Hall March 1st & 2nd. The posters used are pictures of dogs from our kennel. From left to right they are: Bonita, Bailey, Joshua, Merlin, Pete.

DKC & ACC Supported Entry 'JESS' (Ch. Irish's CK Dexter Haven x Ch. Irish's Mystical Maiden) made her debut at the Detroit Kennel Club show weekend March 1st & 2nd at almost 7 months old. Her first show on Saturday, under judge Frank Washabaugh from an entry of 15 bitches placed RESERVE WINNERS BITCH and also BEST PUPPY. The next day was the ACC Supported entry day and she placed BEST OF OPPOSITE IN SWEEPSTAKES under judge Deborah Verdon. Jess is owned by Richard Andrews & Gary Irish, bred by Gary & Dorene Irish.

Ch. Irish's Crown Princess

New Champion 'TARA'(Ch. Irish's Crown Prince & Ch. Irish's Zia Sun Princess) finished her title at the Ingham County Kennel Club on 12-2-07 under judge Joe Gregory. She is owned by Mark & Randi Lynn Bourassa, bred and co-owned by Gary & Dorene Irish.

Irish's Beyond Measure

Dock Diving 'SAGE'(Ch. Irish's Lord of the Mist & Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) Pictured at about 12 months, Owner & trainer Shari Schukraft writes- Sage now has a Senior title and just did vertical for the first time. She tied for 1st in the junior division at 5'2". There are only 2 divisions, Junior and Ultimate. Sage has filled out nicely and her temperament is great. I couldn't ask for a more perfect companion.

Irish's Gravel Creek Warrior JH CGC

New JH & CGC 'DUNCAN'(Am/Can Ch. Irish's Northwyns Navigator CD JH & Irish's Gravel Creek Molly) passed the final leg of his Junior Hunter title at Marshbanks Golden Retriever Club of South Central Michigan held at Omega Farms, Webberville, Mi, on Sept. 1 2007. Duncan had earned his Canine Good Citizen certificate at the ACC National Specialty held in Ohio in September 2006. Duncan is owned and trained by Elbert & Connie Rush. Bred and Co-owned by Gary & Dorene Irish.

Irish's Dashing Huntress JH WD & Kurt

New JH 'DASH' (BIS MBISS Am/Can Ch. Irish's Royal Prince of Tides x Ch. Tealwaters Chessie-Duck-Special) earned her Junior Hunter title at the Wolverine Retriever Club hunt test held at Omega Farms on July 29, 2007. Dash is owned and trained by Kurt Densmore and is co-owned by Gary & Dorene Irish.

HR, CH Irish's Tsunami Re-Pete WDQ

New Champion 'Tsu' (HRCH Ch. Irish's Hard Chargin St. Pete x Marshlans Brandy) Tsu finisher her Championship at the Mt. Pleasant Kennel Club show on 6-9-07 under Judge Col. Joe B. Purkhiser. Tsu was only shown 5 times this year. In those 5 shows she earned 4 Winners, 3 Best of Winners, and 3 majors of 3,4 & 5 points. Tsu is owned by Mike St. Pierre, co-owned and handled by Gary & Dorene Irish.

HR Irish's Tsunami Re-Pete WDQ & Mike

New HR & WDQ Title 'TSU' (HRCH Ch. Irish's Hard Chargin St. Pete SH x Marshlans Brandy) finished her HR title on May 5, 2007 at the Essex Hunting Retriever Club in Amerstburg, Ontario. It was a tough test and Tsu was one of only two dogs that passed. Tsu earned her ACC WDQ title on June 3, 2007 at the Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club sponsored ACC Working Test. Tsu is owned, trained, and handled by Mike St. Pierre and co-owned by Gary & Dorene Irish.

Irish's Dashing Huntress WD & Kurt

New WD Title 'DASH' (BIS MBISS Am/Can Ch. Irish's Royal Prince of Tides x Ch. Tealwaters Chessie-Duck-Special) earned her WD title at the Michigan Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club sponsored ACC Working Test on June 3, 2007. Dash is owned and trained by Kurt Densmore and is co-owned by Gary & Dorene Irish.

Irish's Macha Gaiscioch

Detroit Kennel Club - ACC Supported Entry 'MACHA' (Ch. Irish's Mystical Merlin x Ch. Irish's Royal Lady O'Grandeur) at the Detroit Kennel Club & ACC Supported Entry show held on March 4, 2007 earned a 5 point major from the Open Bitch class over and entry of 23 bitches. Macha is owned by Martha Jewell & John Meeker, Gary & Dorene Irish. Bred by Gary & Dorene Irish.

Irish's Crown Princess

Detroit Kennel Club 'TARA'(Ch. Irish's Crown Prince x Ch. Irish's Zia Sun Princess) earned Winners Bitch from the American Bred Class for a 5 point major over an entry of 18 bitches at the Detroit Kennel Club show held on March 3, 2007. She is owned by Mark & Randy Lynn Bourassa and Gary & Dorene Irish. She is bred by Gary & Dorene.